Patents by Inventor Michael Edler

Michael Edler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flap Device
    Publication number: 20230358182
    Abstract: A flap device for a motor vehicle comprises a flap housing that can be flowed through by a gas flow; a flap shaft that is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in the flap housing and that supports a flap for blocking, directing or throttling the gas flow; and an actuating drive for rotating the flap shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Till RÖMHILD, Michael EDLER, Markus MÜLLER, Nathanael WETZEL
  • Flap device
    Patent number: 11560855
    Abstract: A flap device for a motor vehicle comprises a flap housing that can be flowed through by a gas flow; and a flap shaft that is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in the flap housing by means of at least a first and a second bearing element, which are held at the flap housing, and that carries a flap for selectively blocking or throttling the gas flow. The flap shaft is supported at the first bearing element in a first axial direction via a fixed abutment element that is axially fixedly arranged with respect to the flap shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: FRIEDRICH BOYSEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Edler, Volker Roller, Karl Stockinger
  • FLAP DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210246841
    Abstract: A flap device for a motor vehicle comprises a flap housing that can be flowed through by a gas flow; and a flap shaft that is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in the flap housing by means of at least a first and a second bearing element, which are held at the flap housing, and that carries a flap for selectively blocking or throttling the gas flow. The flap shaft is supported at the first bearing element in a first axial direction via a fixed abutment element that is axially fixedly arranged with respect to the flap shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Edler, Volker Roller, Karl Stockinger